Adventist World Radio

Wavescan  program #506 -- 38/1

9/12/2004

 

Main Script for Wavescan, Edition number 506 for airing on Sunday9/12/2004. 

 

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From the studios of Adventist World Radio, This is Wavescan.

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Our programme for shortwave listeners and radio hobbyists from around the world.   I’m ___________ (Host 1).

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And I’m ____________ (Host 2).

 

Bring music up and then down. 

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In today’s edition of Wavescan

Wavescan topic

We visit All India Radio Delhi and find out about three shortwave locations and two mystery transmitters.

Travelogue

We Discover How one stranger made a world of difference

IC DX report

Get the latest DX news and tips from Christopher Lewis in Europe and Bob Padula in Australia.

Feature

Then,  in rememberance of 9/11, we take you back to a comment we made just after that tragic event:  “Facing the future-- or fearing it?  What will next weeks headlines hold?”

 

PAUSE HERE  . . .  with music fade in.

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So let’s start in with our Wavescan topic for this week.

 

WAVESCAN TOPIC  (5 minutes)  Normally read by Student Volunteer

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   Here’s Steve Hamstra.

 

Play Wavescan topic: The history of radio broadcasting in India is an intensely interesting multi-faceted story that extends over a period of nearly 80 years.  With a huge population of around one billion people, it would be expected that the extent of radio coverage would be developed on a massive scale throughout India over the years.  This is indeed true, and in this edition of Wavescan, we take a look at just one segment of the Indian radio scene, the shortwave events in the capital city area.

 

          We go back to the very earliest era and discover that the first wireless station in the Delhi area was established as a Morse Code facility back in the 1920s and it was on the air in spark gap Morse under the communication callsign VWD.   

 

          Mediumwave broadcasting was introduced to Delhi on January 1, 1936 when a 10 kW transmitter was inaugurated under the callsign VUD.   The original studios were located in a bungalow on Alipur Road and the transmitter was located on Mall Road.

 

          Since this small beginning, numerous mediumwave transmitters have been placed on the air for coverage in the Delhi area, using low power, medium power and high power at four different locations.  The three major locations have been Mall Road, Kingsway & Nangli.  In addition an emergency 1 kW transmitter at the government Research Laboratory was on the air for a short while in September 1978 during a period of heavy flooding in the area.

 

          On the shortwave scene, the first transmitter was co-sited with the mediumwave unit in the Mall Road facility.  This 10 kW unit was inaugurated on September 1, 1937 as VUD2 and it was taken into regular service with a relay of the mediumwave programming more than three months later, on December 16.  Two additional shortwave transmitters were installed into the Mall Road facility, a 5 kW in 1938 and another 10 kW in 1939.

 

          When the first shortwave transmitter came on the air in 1937, an additional temporary studio was installed into an existing building on Underhill Road.  All studio production was transferred to the new AIR building in Parliament Street in 1943, and they are still there to this day.

 

          A new shortwave station was constructed at Kingsway, near the British military cantonment in 1944.  Since that time, more than a dozen shortwave transmitters ranging in power from 7.5 kW to 100 kW have been installed at Kingsway.  A total of nine of these transmitters are still listed as being in use today for regional and international coverage.   

 

          Massive and unexpected flooding in Delhi in September 1978 caught the staff at the Kingsway station off guard and unprepared.  They switched the station off, but were unable to get out.  Food supplies were dropped from planes and helicopters.  A high powered mediumwave transmitter was also co-sited at Kingsway during this era, and during this flood emergency, a 1 kW transmitter at the government Research Department provided a fill-in service.     

 

          An additional large shortwave station was constructed near the village of Khampur for national and international coverage in 1958.  Over the years, this station has contained a total of 14 transmitters ranging in power from 20 kW to 250 kW.  Three of these units at 250 kW are in use today.

 

          Now for the “Mystery Transmitters”.  It is established that a 10 kW transmitter in Madras was off the air for almost a year beginning in September 1941.  It is reported that this transmitter was hurriedly transferred to Delhi and installed to carry a new service in the Tamil language to South East Asia. 

 

          It is known that a transmitter in Delhi carrying a new Indian language  service suddenly appeared on the shortwave radio dial in January 1941.  This station was on the air under the unusual Indian callsign, VUE and it was listed as a standby unit with 250 watts. 

 

          However, monitoring reports in Australia consistently listed this station on 6085 kHz with strong signals.  We would suggest then that this transmitter was a communication facility that was diverted part time for program broadcasting to South East Asia.

 

          And what about the 10 kW transmitter from Madras?  Well, that one is a little harder to answer.  It is not known where it was installed though we could guess that it was at the original shortwave site on Mall Road.  Apparently this unit was dismantled and returned back to Madras where it was re-activated in July 1942.

 

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You’re listening to Wavescan and if you’d like to write or comment on any of the issues arising in today’s programme, Our address is,  AWR, 39 Brendon St . . .   Or e-mail letters@awr.org.  Those details again at the end of the programme.

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I’d just like to mention as well that we have been overwhelmed by the massive response to our 500th edition last month.  Thanks for your many good wishes, greetings and congratulations.  Also for your comments and suggestions.  – and it’s been especially pleasant to hear from some listeners who tune in most weeks, but have not written in for ten years or more.  Lovely to hear from you.

 

Travelogue  (5 minutes)

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Christopher Lewis will be with us for the latest news and tips in a few minutes, but first, this weeks travelogue.

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Ever been in a difficult situation where there was nobody around for miles? Our International Correspondent Monica Johnson from Jamaica knows just what it feels like. Here’s her story.

 

Play Travelogue: 1106:The Kindness of a Stranger:

IN: "One of the sweetest blesings in life is to experience .. . "

 

OUT: "By showing kindness to a stranger."

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International Correspondent Monica Johnson sharing her story and the lesons that can be drawn from the kindness of a stranger.

 

P A U S E    H E R E    P L E A S E

 

DX Report (IC and/or programme hosts)  (4 minutes IC and 2 minute host tips.  Total 6 minutes.)

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You’re listening to Wavescan, Adventist World Radio’s programme especially for shortwave listeners and radio hobbyists.  Our DX report this week is from  Christopher Lewis, here in England.

 

DX Report

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Thanks Christopher, always appreciate your good tips.  And now some more for you with Our Global DX report supplied by Bob Padula.

* 15 METRE BAND:  The 15 metre band extends from 18900 to 19020 kHz and it is allocated exclusively to the broadcasting service.  Very few stations are now using this relatively new band, and the only regular transmissions listed for the remainder of the A04 season are as follows:-

18930 kHz USA           WYFR                 Okeechobee       1545 UTC - 2245
18960        Sweden     Radio Sweden    Horby                   1030            1100
18980        USA           WYFR                 Okeechobee       1545                    2145
19010        Sri Lanka    Radio Free Europe Iranawila          0330                    1330

* ALASKA: Radio station KNLS has made some frequency changes, and here's their new schedule:-

          11765 kHz 0800 UTC  English

                             0900                    Russian

                             1000                    Mandarin
                             1200                    Mandarin
          11870        1300                    English

                             1400                    Mandarin
            9615        1500                    Mandarin

                             1700                    Russian

* CHILE: Voz Cristiana at Santiago is now scheduled for an additional English transmission to South West Africa. This is listed from 2000 to 2359 UTC on 11665 kHz carrying programming from the parent broadcaster Christian Voice, in the United Kingdom.  Transmitter power is 100 kW.

* GERMANY: Deutsche Welle, the Voice of Germany, has made some mid-season schedule changes.  The morning service in Indonesian from 2200 to 2250 UTC is now using only two frequencies, 6000 and 9670 kHz from the Trincomalee relay in Sri Lanka.  The Kigali relay on 9815 kHz has been deleted.  The Hindi service from 1515 to 1600 UTC, also  from Trincomalee, is now using 6180 kHz, replacing 6170 kHz.

* TURKEY: The Voice of Turkey is now scheduled for the new channel of 13720 kHz for their Spanish service to Europe from 1630 to 1700 UTC. This replaces 13740 kHz to avoid the Voice of Vietnam on that channel in Russian during the same time period, to the same target area.

 

* AUSTRALIA: Commercial Radio Australia reports that as part of the continuing Sydney Digital Radio Trials, several consumer panels have been established to evaluate the performance of the digital audio
broadcasting and to test a range of content and technology.  Various
digital radios are being tested by the panelists, including car radios, tuners, and portable receivers.  Panelists will complete regular surveys over the next 12 months.  The Australian Government has not as yet authorized regular digital radio broadcasting and this delay is contributing to concerns by commercial interests wishing to roll out new receivers for the consumer market.

          Crowds flocked to a large departmental store in the Sydney suburb
of Alexandria recently as well known broadcaster John Laws opened a digital radio centre.  The highlight of the display was the world's first digital radio that allows listeners to pause, rewind and record live radio.

          And that completes our Global DX Report, compiled by the Electronic DX Press Radio Monitoring Association, in Melbourne, Australia.  Reception reports are welcome for the colorful EDXP QSL cards and should be sent to:-

                   Radio EDXP

                   404 Mont Albert Road
                   Mont Albert

                   Victoria 3127

                   Australia.

 

 

 

And now just a quick reminder of the Wavescan DX contest running this month.  All the details our on our website, english.awr.orf/Wavescan – but in summery, what you need to submit are copies of two different themes of QSL cards, a short script for a Wavescan radio topic, three radio cards and three AWR reception reports.  And for the competition only, you should use this mailing address:

September DX Contest

                        Box 29235

                        Indianapolis

                        Indiana 46229

                        USA.

 

 

Feature  (5 minutes) 

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September 11, 2001.  A date, an event, that changed many lives and attitudes.  An event that has been remembered this weekend.

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It matters not what langugae or culture -- your newspaper will have carried coverage of September 11 memorials --  Looking back through our archives we came across a reflection we made a couple of years back but that still seems relevent now.

 

Victor Hulbert reflects -- but first, a few thoughts from students at an international college in England on how September 11, 2001, changed their lives:

 

Play Feature 1321: Sept 11 revisited:

IN:  Vox Pop

 

OUT:  Something!

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Thank you Victor.  And I rememeber the quote of one of my favorite authors, Ellen White, that we have nothing to fear for the future except we forget how God has led us in the past.

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And that brings us to an end of this week’s edition of Wavescan – a production of Adventist World Radio.  Next week we will be:

1.  reporting from the Japan Ham Radio fair and visiting with the Japan Shortwave listeners club.

2. Our DX reports will cover the South Pacific and Southern Asia.

3.  And we’ll be taking a short look at how to live a healthy life.

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Your reception reports, tips and comments are always welcomed.  Here’s our address:

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AWR, 39 Brendon St, London, W1, England, or e-mail us at letters@awr.org.  

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That’s also the address for your Bible questions or free Bible Guides:  AWR, 39 Brendon St, London, W1, England, or e-mail us at letters@awr.org.  

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Wavescan is written and produced by Adrian Peterson and Steve Hamstra.  You can find it on the web at:  english.awr.org/Wavescan.  I’m . . . (Me)

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. . . and I’m . . .  (You) Thanks for joining us.

Delhi - Early Communication Stations

 

References

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Call      Year     Information                                                                                  Reference

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VWD   1920s  Spark Gap Morse Code station                                                  YBWT&T 82.7 557

 

Delhi – Shortwave Sites

 

Summary

 

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Location          Hall      Transmitters   Make                            In         Out

Mall Road        1          1 @   10 kW    Philips                         1937    Retired

                                    1 @     5 kW                                        1938    Retired

                                    1 @   10 kW                                        1940    Retired                                               

 

Kingsway        1          2 @  7.5 kW    AWA                            1944    1986

                                    2 @   20 kW    AWA                            1945    1986

                                    2 @ 100 kW    General Electric          1944    1986

                                    4 @   50 kW    Brown Boveri              1986

 

                        2          2 @ 100 kW    Brown Boveri              1983

 

                        3          3 @   50 kW    BEL                             1996

 

Khampur         1          1 @ 100 kW    Marconi                       1958    Retired

                                    2 @   20 kW    AWA                            1962    Retired

 

                        2          2 @   50 kW    STC Australia              1965    Retired

                                    2 @ 100 kW    STC Australia              1965    Retired

 

                        3          2 @ 250 kW    Brown Boveri              1989

                                    2 @ 250 kW    Continental                  2000

                                    3 @ 250 kW    Thomson CSF                        2002               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delhi –  Mystery Transmitters

 

Summary

 

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Location          Callsign  kW    kHz      Year     Date    Observation   

Madras            VUM2       10    6085    1938    Jun 16 New SW unit inaugurated at Avada-1

Delhi                VUE       “.25”   6085    1941    Jan      Heard in Australia with very strong signal

Delhi                VUD3       10    6085    1941    May      New call on this channel for “native” service 

Madras            VUM2       10    7270    1941    Sep      Final broadcast in Avada before transfer

Madras            VUM         10    7270    1942    Jul        1st broadcast after return to Avada

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AIR Delhi - Shortwave

Shortwave Sites

 

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Location          Year     Date    Event                                                                           Reference

Mall Road        1936    Jan 1   New 10 kW MW transmitter inaugurated as VUD               RS 1-60

                        1937    Sep 1   New 10 kW SW inaugurated as VUD2                       AIR Document

 

Kingsway        1942                3 @ 100 kW on air (2 @ Kingsway?)                   PP2WBR 2002 19

                        1948                100 kW installed for wide area coverage             PP2WBR 2002 22           

                        1958                Kingsway getting overcrowded                             PP2WBR 2002 34

                        1978                Floods, Kingsway off air because of floods                            DXM 7

                        1978    Sep 5   2 @ 100 2 @20 2 @ 10 off air because of floods                    AJSD

                        1992                Carrying Delhi A 50 kW 4960 & 6190                         DXO 11-92 62

                        1992                20 kW feeder service 3295 off air                               DXO 11-92 62

 

Khampur         1958    Jan 1   500 acres purchased near Khampur                   PP2WBR 2002 34

                                                100 kW Marconi installed                                      PP2WBR 2002 34

                                                100 kW Marconi later sold for scrap                     PP2WBR 2002 34

                        1962                2 @ 20 kW AWA transmitters installed                PP2WBR 2002 34

                        1965                2 @ 50 kW & 1 @ 100 kW STC installed            PP2WBR 2002 34

                        1971                New 250 kW planned                                         EA 79.17 10-71 125

                        1978                Floods, but still on air                                                              DXM 7

                        1978    Sep 5   8 SW on air during floods                                                         AJSD

                        1988                Old 20 kW transmitters removed                                 ADXN 2-89 6

                        1988                One of the 6 @ 100 kW removed                                 ADXN 2-89 6

                        1988                4 @ 50 kW installed                                                      ADXN 2-89 6

                        1989                3 stage modernization new hall, 2 @ 250 BBC   PP2WBR 2002 34

                        1989    Feb      2 @ 250 due on air soon                                              ADXN 2-89 6

                        1992                Relay Delhi A 3365 20 kW                                          DXO 11-92 62

                        1999    Dec     2 @ 250 installed for over a year but not yet in use   DXO 12-99 11

                        2000    Jun      2 @ 250 Continental installed                               PP2WBR 2002 34

                        2000    Jun 26 New 350 kW transmitter inaugurated                              ADG Email

                        2001    Jan      Off air, overmodulation & careless operation      PP2WBR 2002 34                         2002                STC transmitters awaiting demolition                              PP2WBR 2002 34

                        2002                One transmitter hall now storeroom, other gone PP2WBR 2002 34

                        2002                3 @ 250 kW Thomson CSF installed                   PP2WBR 2002 34

                        2002                New transmitters activated recently                            JJD 18-10-02

                        2002                15 towers, 49 curtains, 8 miles feeder lines         PP2WBR 2002 34

                        2002                On air at reduced power                                       PP2WBR 2002 35

                                                     1 AWA & Marconi, 2 @ 50 & 2 @ 100 STC

                                               

 Kingsway or   1984                1 @ 100 currently in use for External Service          NZDXT 1984 5 

     Khampur    1985                2 @ 100 “inter-net purposes” under installation    AIR Report 1985

                        1985                50 kW under installation for regional coverage     AIR Report 1985

                        1992                Old 10 kW broken Delhi A on Kingsway & Khampur DXO 11-92 62

                        1984    Sep 10 Twin 100 kW unit inaugurated, Asia Africa    JJ  & ADXN 11-84 13

 

 

 

Delhi                VUE     1941    Feb      New 250 w very loud Australia         R&H 79.12 2-41 53, 56

                        VUE     1941                VUE standby unit                                      PP2WBR 2002 19

                        VUM     1941    Dec     10 kW moved from Madras to Delhi         PP2WBR 2002 19

                                    1942                3 @ 10 kW SW on air in Delhi                  PP2WBR 2002 19

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AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

Mall Road Transmitters

 

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Location          kW       Call      Year     Date    Event                                                         Reference

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Mall Road          10      VUD2   1937  Sep 1     New VUD2 inaugurated, 6th AIR transmitter

                                    VUD2   1937  Dec 16  10 kW inaugurated Delhi A                           RS 1-60                                     VUD6   1937  Dec 12  10 kW inaugurated                                 RS 10-54 27

                            5      VUD3   1938  Jun 1     5 kW inaugurated Delhi A                             RS 1-60

                                    VUD7   1938  Jun 1     5 kW inaugurated                                   RS 10-54 27

                          10      VUD     1939                10 kW installed External service  PP2WBR 2002 19

                                    VUD4   1940  Feb 16   10 kW inaugurated Delhi A                           RS 1-60

                                    VUD3   1940  Feb 17  10 kW inaugurated                                 RS 10-54 22                                     VUD3   1940  Feb 19  10 kW inaugurated                                 RS 10-54 27

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AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

Kingsway Transmitters

 

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Location          kW       Call      Year     Date    Event                                                         Reference

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Kingsway        7.5      VUD8   1944  Feb 16   7.5 kW inaugurated Delhi A                   RS 10-54 27

                         7.5      VUD9   1944  Mar 16   Additional 7.5 kW inaugurated B            RS 10-54 27

                        100      VUD1   1944  May 1     100 kW inaugurated Delhi A                  RS 10-54 27

                                    VUD5   1944  May 1     100 kW inaugurated                                     RS 1-60 

                        100      VUD2   1944  Jun 1     Additional 100 inaugurated Delhi A     RS 10-54 27

                                    VUD7   1944  Jun 1     Additional 100 kW inaugurated                     RS 1-60

                          20                  1945  May 1     20 kW inaugurated Delhi B                    RS 10-54 27

                                    VUD10 1945  May 1     Inauguration                                                  RS 1-60

                          20                  1945  Nov 1     Additional 20 kW inaugurated                RS 10-54 27

                                    VUD11 1945  Nov 1     Inauguration Delhi B                                     RS 1-60 

                                    VUD6   1956  Jun 1     Inauguration                                                  RS 1-60

                          10      VUD9   1957  Mar 30   Inauguration                                           RS 1-60 & 7

                                    VUD13 1958  Dec 9    Inauguration                                                  RS 1-60

                                    VUD14 1958  Dec 9    Inauguration                                                  RS 1-60

                                    VUD12 1959  Jan 1     Inauguration                                                  RS 1-60

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AIR Delhi - Mediumwave

 

Sites

 

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Location          Call      kW      kHz      Year     Date    Event                                             Reference

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Mall Rd            VUD        (20)     882    1935  Nov        Under construction               RHD RN 11-35

                        VUD         10                1936  Jan 1     New MW inaugurated Delhi A Av Max 2004

                        VUD1       10                1936  Jan 1     New MW transmitter inaugurated    RS 1-60

                                      (20)      882    1936  Oct        Station listing                 RHD RN 10-36 215 

                                                  886    1959                                                                            RS 16

 

                        VUD11      1     1070    1949  Mar 1     New 1 kW inaugurated              RS 10-54 27

                        VUD10    20                 1946  Jan 1     New MW inaugurated                RS 10-54 27

                                                1070    1959                                                                            RS 16                                                

Kingsway 1215           1978                3 transmitters off air floods, 6 ft water                        DXM 7

                                    1978 Sep 5      5 ft water         AJSD

 

Nagal   (N Delhi)          1969  Aug 22   10 kW 1368 kHz MMII 177 VB?

Nangli                          1978                Delhi A, floods food supplies dropped by plane          DXM 7

                                    1978                Delhi A, floods food supplies dropped by plane          DXM 7

                                    1978  Sep 5     Food dropped from helicopter                                      AJSD

                                                            Standby 10 kW as emergency fill in                             AJSD

                                                            100 kW MW                                                                  Paper

                                   

Delhi                            1978 Sep 5      Research Dept 1 kW, emergency fillin during floods   AJSD

                                                            Delhi A 886 kHz 10 kW                                          RS 1-60 7

                                                            Delhi B            1070 kHz 20 kW

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AIR Delhi - FM & TV & DAB

 

References

 

 

Year  Date       Information                                                                                          Reference      

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1959  Sep 15   Small studio 5th floor Akashvani Bhavan  Doordarshan                     Av Max 2004

1976  Apr 1      Doordarshan separated from AIR                                                      Av Max 2004

1984  Sep 7     New FM service 107.1 MHz Indian transmitter                                              JJ card

1984                10 kW TV transmitter removed                                                           ADXR 6-92 6

1984                New 235 m TC tower & new 20 kW transmitter                                 ADXR 6-92 6

1997  Mar 31   105 MHz relay 6 music channels simultaneously                                PTPSDXC 2 

1984  Sep 17   2nd TV channel inaugurated                                                      JJ Postcard

 

AIR Delhi - Studios

 

References

 

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Location                      Year                 Information                  Reference

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18 Alipur Rd                1936  Jan 1     Temporary studios                                            Av Max 2004

                                    1943  Feb        Transferred to new building Parliament St       Av Max 2004

 

Underhill Rd                1937  Dec       Additional temporary studios Underhill Rd   PP2WBR 2002 

                                    1943  Feb        Transferred to new building Parliament St       Av Max 2004

 

Parliament St              1943  Feb        Transferred from Alipur Rd & Underhill Rd       Av Max 2004

                                    1954                Extension during Development Plan                 RS 10-54 25

                                    1989  Jun        Photo                                                      FrenDX 6-89 Cover

                                    2001                Already listed as Heritage Building                                  JJD

                                    2001  Nov 13   Radio museum inaugurated                                            JJD

                                    2002                30 studios in use                                      PP2WBR 2002 26

                                    2002                New under construction behind A.B.      PP2WBR 2002 27

 

Asian games               1982  Nov 19   19 field studios for Asian Games                 ADXN 10-82 13

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AIR Delhi - Programming Developments

 

References

 

Year     Date    Event                                                                                                   Reference

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1936  Jun 8     Name All India Radio adopted                                                               Av Max 2004

1939  Oct 1     1st External Service to Afghanistan & NWP Pushto Dari            PP2WBR 2002 18

1939  Dec 4    News service in Persian language began                              Akashvani 24-7-77 57

1941  Dec       Additional South Indian Service 10 kW ex Madras, Tamil SE Asia     PP2WBR 19 

1957  Oct 3     VB service commenced                                                                      Av Max 2004

1972                New service in the Russian language commenced                    EA 79.12 5-72 120

1982                Photos                                                                                     Akashvani 3-10-82 23

1988  Jan 1     Commercials introduced into External Services                                  DXO 5-88 18

2001  Nov        Lok Richi Samachar Funny News dropped                                                 JJ Email

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AIR Delhi - QSLs

 

 

Type    Year     Date      Call    kHz      kW       Listener           Country Description                Holder

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Letter   1938    May 27                         Osborne          NZ                                            AWR

            1945    Mar 16             19.74              Osborne          NZ                                            AWR

Card                              VUD      SW                                       USA     Silver on buff               AWR

            1940s                VUD1     885              AMP                 Aust     Blue on grey                AMP

Card    1970    Apr    30 AIR    15105  100      AMP                 India     Fatehpur Sikhri            AMP     1974    Nov  11  AIR      11895    20      AMP                 India     Painting - Khampur     AMP

            1974    Nov  18  AIR        810  100      AMP                 India     Deer                            AMP    

            1974    Nov  19  AIR        810  100      AMP                 India     Deer                            AMP    

            1984    Oct    31 AIR   17705    50      AMP                 India     Mosque - Khampur     AMP    

            1987    Oct     8  AIR   11620    50      AMP                 India     Shrine - Khampur       AMP

            1991    Dec  14  AIR      4960    20      AMP                 India     Lions                           AMP    

Card    1978    Oct 19   AIR    105.9              AMP                 India     PO Postcard               AMP

            1982    Nov 13   AIR        666    20      AMP                 India     PO postcard               AMP                 1983    Mar   8            AIR      1215    10      AMP                 India     PO Postcard               AMP

            1983    Mar   8   AIR      1368    10      AMP                 India     PO Postcard               AMP

            1983    Mar 28   AIR      1017    20      AMP                 India     PO Postcard               AMP

            1983    Aug   6   AIR        666  100      AMP                 India     PO Postcard               AMP

QSLs   1964    Nov  19  AIR      1570    10      AMP                 India                                         AMP

            1982    Oct  18  AIR        819  100      AMP                 India                                         AMP     1983    Aug    6  AIR        9630    10      AMP                 India                                         AMP    

            1983    Aug    6  AIR      3365    10      AMP                 India     Kingsway                    AMP

            1983    Aug    7  AIR     7110    10      AMP                 India     Kingsway                    AMP    

            1984    Oct   31  AIR     7140    10      AMP                 India     Kingsway                    AMP

            1984    Oct   31  AIR   11850  100      AMP                 India                                         AMP

            1990    Sep   24 AIR    11850  250      AMP                 USA                                         AMP

            2000    Apr     6  AIR      6155  100      AMP                 USA                                         AMP    

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Delhi - Forces Stations

References

 

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Station Call      Watts  Year     Date    Event                                                               Reference

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BFBS                          1943 Summer BBC begins broadcasts to forces in India               BFBS 54

                                    1943 Fall         Irregular programming on AIR Delhi                        BFBS 51

                                    1944 Jul 1        Programming on AIR expanded to 4 hrs daily        BFBS 52

                                    1945 Apr          Broadcasts transferred to ZOJ Colombo                    

AFRS  VU2ZY  50       1944  Mar 21   1355 kHz inaugurated without license     AFRTS 79.21 435

                                                            Around the corner Akashvani Bhavan   Geoff Haggett letter

                                                            Key station Indian network                        AFRTS 79.21 435

                                    1944  Apr         All receivers sold out in 2 weeks            R&H 77.10 6-45 45

                                    1946  Apr 1      Closed                                                       AFRTS 79.21 435

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AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

WRTVHB Entries - 1

 

 

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Call      1947    1948    1949    1950    1951    1952    1953   

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

VUD                                                       10        10        10

VUD2     10        10        10        10        10        10        10

VUD3       5          5          5          5          5          5          5

VUD4     10        10        10        10        10        10        20

VUD5   100      100      100      100      100      100      100

VUD6   100      100      100

VUD7   100      100      100      100      100      100      100

VUD8   7.5      7.5      7.5      7.5      7.5      7.5      7.5

VUD9   7.5      7.5      7.5      7.5      7.5      7.5      7.5

VUD10  20         20        20        20        20        20        20

VUD11  20         20        20        20        20        20        20

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AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

WRTVHB Entries – 2

 

                                               ------------------------------------------------

                                                   kW    1954    1955    1956    1957

                                                ------------------------------------------------                                                                                                                   5      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

 7.5      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

  10      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

  20      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

  50      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

100      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

==========================

 

 

AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

WRTVHB Entries - 3

 

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kW       1958    1959    1960    1961    1962    1963    1964    1965    1966    1967    1968    1969

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  10                                 -           -        Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

  20         2          2          -           -        Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes     

  50                                                                                                                  Yes      Yes      Yes

100         3          3          -           -        Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

 

AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

WRTVHB Entries - 4

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------kW    1970            1971    1972    1973    1974    1975    1976    1977    1978    1979    1980    1981

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  10      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

  20      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

  50      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

100      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes      Yes

 

 

 

AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

     WRTVHB Entries – 5

 

--------------------

kW       1982

--------------------

  10      Yes     

  20      Yes     

  50      Yes     

100      Yes

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AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

WRTVHB Entries - 6

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Site       kW            1983    1984    1985    1986    1987    1988    1989    1990    1991    1992    1993   

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kingsway  10     1          1          1          1          1          1          1          1          1                     

                  50                                                                             3       (4)       (4)          2          2

                100     2          2          4          4          2          2          2          2          2          6          6

 

Khampur   20     2          2          2          2          2          2          2          2          2          2          2

                  50     2          2          2          2          2          2          2          2          2          2          2

                100     4          4          4          4          4          4          4          4          4          2          2

                250                                                                                         2          2          2          2

 

Delhi          10                                                                                         1          1

                  20                                                                                         2          2

                  50                                                                                         6          6

                100                                                                                         6          6

                250                                                                                         2          2

 

AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

WRTVHB Entries - 7

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Site       kW            1994    1995    1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    2003    2004   

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kingsway  50     2          2          6          6          6          6          6         ---        

                100     6          6          2          2          2          2          2         ---

Khampur   20     2         2          2          2          2          2          2         ---

                  50    (3)        (3)        (3)         3          3          3          3         ---

                100     2          2          2          2          2          2          2         ---

                250     2          2          2          2          2          2          2         ---                             

 

Delhi          20                                                                                        ---      ---       Yes         2

                  50                                                                                       ---      10       Yes         9

                100                                                                                        ---         3       Yes         4

                250                                                                                        ---         4       Yes         3      

 

 

 

 

 

AIR Delhi - Mediumwave

 

WRTVHB Entries - 1

 

 

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Call      kW       1951    1952    1953    1954    1955    1956    1957    1958    1959    1960    1961

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VUD                   886

VUD6                 691

A                        886      886      886      886     

            100                                                        890

              10                                                                    890      890

              50                                                                                            890      886      886

                                                                                                                                                  810

B                        710      710      710      710

            100                                                      1070

              10                                                                  1070

              20                                                                              1070    1070    1070    1070

                                                                                                                                                1070

C                                                                                                                                             1370

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AIR Delhi - Mediumwave

WRTVHB Entries - 2

 

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Call      1962    1963    1964    1965    1966    1967    1968    1969    1970    1971

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A            810      810      810      810      810      810   

    100                                                                            810      810      810      810

B          1070    1070    1070    1070    1070    1070   

      20                                                                          1070    1020    1020    1020

C         1370    1370    1370    1370    1370    1370               

      20                                                                          1020   

      10                                                                                      1370    1370    1370

D                                                         1570    1570    1570   

      20                                                                                      1570    1570    1570

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AIR Delhi - Mediumwave

WRTVHB Entries - 3

 

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Call      kW       1972    1973    1974    1975    1976    1977    1978    1979    1980    1981    1982

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A          100        810      810      810      810      810      810      810      819      819      819      819

B      20/50       1020                1020    1020

              20                  1020                            1020    1020    1020    1017    1017    1017    1017

C           20      1370                1370

              10                  1370                1370    1370    1370    1370    1368    1368    1368    1368

D           20      1570                1570   

              10                  1570                1570    1570    1570    1570    1215    1215    1215    1215

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AIR Delhi - Mediumwave

WRTVHB Entries - 4

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Call      kW       1983    1984    1985    1986    1987    1988    1989    1990    1991    1992    1993

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A          100        819      819      819      819      819      819      819      819      819      819     

            200                                                                                                                                819

B            20      1017    1017   

            100                                666                                                                                          666

              50                                            666      666      666      666      666      666      666

C           10      1368    1368    1368    1368    1368    1368    1368    1368    1368    1368    1368

D           10      1215    1215                                                                                                    1017

              20                              1017    1017    1017    1017    1017    1017    1017    1017   

National 20                                                                                                      1215    1215    1215

AIR Delhi - Mediumwave

 

WRTVHB Entries - 5

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Call      kW       1994    1995    1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    2003    2004

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A          200        819      819      819      819      819      819      819      819      819      819      819   

B          100        666      666      666      666      666      666      666      666      666      666      666

C           10      1368    1368    1368    1368    1368    1368   

              20                                                                              1368    1368    1368    1368    1368

D           10      1017    1017                                                    1017                                                   

              20                              1017    1017    1017    1017                                                    1017

National 20      1215    1215    1215    1215    1215    1215    1215    1215    1215    1215    1215

                1                                                                                                      1017    1017

 

 

 

 

 

AIR Delhi - FM

 

WRTVHB Entries - 1

 

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kW       1985    1986    1987    1988    1989    1990    1991    1992    1993    1994    1995    1996

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15        107.1   107.1   107.1   107.1   107.1   107.1   107.1      ---        ---        ---                   

10                                                                                                                                102.6   102.6  

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AIR Delhi - FM

 

WRTVHB Entries - 2

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Site      kW       1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006    2007

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Delhi 1 10        102.6   102.6   102.6   102.6   102.6   102.6   102.6   102.6

Delhi 2   5                                                        106.4   106.4   106.4   106.4

 

 

 

 

AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

Monitoring Observations - Radio & Hobbies

 

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Year     Date    Page    VUD2   VUD2   VUD3   VUD3   VUD4   VUD8   VUE     Comments     

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1939    Apr       50                                 9590                         

1939    May      57                                  9590              15290                         

1939    Jun      61                                  9590              15290             

1939    Jul        56                                  9590              15290             

1939    Aug      57          4960    9590  15290                         

1939    Sep      56          4960    9590  15290                         

1939    Oct      57          4960    9590  15290                         

1939    Nov      56                      9590  15290                            4960

1939    Dec     53                      9590  15290                            4960

1940    Jan      70                      9590  15290 

1940    Feb      59                      9590                                        4960

1940    Mar      61                      9590  15290                            4960

1940    Apr       58                      9590  15290              11870

1940    May      62                      9590  15290 

1940    Jun      62                      9590  15290              11870

1940    Jul        65                      9590  15290              11830

1940    Aug      58                      9590 15290              11830

1940    Sep      58                                                                                            No Indians listed         

1940    Oct      59                      9590                          11830

1940    Nov      57                      9590                          11830

1940    Dec     56                      9590                          11830

1941    Jan      56                      9590  15290              11830

1941    Feb      58                      9590  15290              11830                6085  New good, “all native”

1941    Mar      57                      9590  15290              11830                6085  Very strong signal

1941    Apr       57                      9590  15290              11830                6085  Very good signal

1941    May      57          7290    9590                          11830                6085  Heard every night

1941    Jun      56          7290    9590    6085              11830                          VUE became VUD3

1941    Jul        57          7290    9590

1941    Aug      57          7290    9590

1941    Sep      57          7290    9590  15290

1941    Oct      57          7290    9590  15290

1941    Nov      56          6130                                                                          New very strong

1941    Dec     57          6130    9590

1942    Jan      57          6130    9590                          11830             

1942    Feb      57          6130    9590                          11830

1942    Mar      55          6130    9590  15290              11830

1942    Apr       55          6130    9590  15290              11830

1942    May      55          6130              15290                9590

1942    Jun      49          6130              15290                9590

1942    Jul        49          6130              15290                9590

1942    Aug      49 6130 7290  11830  15290                9590

1942    Sep      49          6130    7290  15290  9590    11830

1942    Oct      49          6130    7290  15290              11830 & 9590            11792 New one            

1942    Nov      49          6130    7290  15290              11830 & 9590            11792 Asiatic style

1942    Dec     49          6130    7290  15290              11830 & 9590            11792

1943    Jan      49 4890 6130    7290  15290  11830    9590                        11790 & 7270 = VUD6

                                                                          6085   

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AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

Scheduling Observations - Radio & Hobbies

 

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Year     Date    Page    Call         kHz   EAST    UTC   SINPO             Programs & Observations     

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1939    Apr       50        VUD3     9590  2400 = 1400    Very loud         Mostly native music   

 

1939    May      57        VUD3     9590  2400 = 1400    Very loud

                                    VUD4   15290  1200 = 0200    Good signal     Usually native music                                      

1939    Jun      61        VUD3     9590  2400 = 1400    Very well

                                    VUD4   15290  1200 = 0200    Fair signal                                                                              

1939    Jul        56        VUD3     9590  2230 = 1230                            Opens with chimes                                                     VUD4   15290  1300 = 0300    Fairly strong

 

1939    Aug      57        VUD2     4960  2230 = 1230    Not as strong  Parallel to 9590

                                    VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Quite strong    Opens with clock chimes                                           VUD3   15290  1830 = 0830    Good signal     Closing

                       

1939    Sep      56        VUD2     4960  2300 = 1300    Fair strength   

                                    VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Quite good      Opens nightly at 2230 EAST                                      VUD3   15290  1300 = 0300    Good signal     Native program                                  

1939    Oct      57        VUD2     4960  2300 = 1030    R8                  

                                    VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Very strong      Opens at 10:30 pm EAST

                                    VUD3   15290  1200 = 0200    Good signal     Heard until 1800 EAST

 

1939    Nov      56        VUD8     4960  2230 = 1230                            New callsign   

                                    VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Very strong      Opens 2230 EAST

                                    VUD3   15290  1200 = 0200    Not very strong             

 

1939    Dec     53        VUD8     4960  2230 = 1230    Quite low         News at opening

                                    VUD2     9590  0100 = 1530    Terrific signal  News

                                    VUD3   15290  1800 = 0800                            Lunch time & evening            

 

1940    Jan      70        VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Excellent         News

                                    VUD3   15290  1320 = 0320    Fair                  News

                       

1940    Feb      59        VUD8     4960  2230 = 1230                            Parallel 9590

                                    VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Loudest           News

1940    Mar      61        VUD8     4960  2230 = 1230                            Parallel with VUD2

                                    VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Very good        News

                                    VUD3   15290  1800 = 0800    Now best                                

 

1940    Apr       58        VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Excellent         News

                                    VUD4   11870  2130 = 1130    Quite strong    Opening at 2130 EAST                                               VUD3   15290  1800 = 0800    Quite well       

 

1940    May      62        VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Very strong      News                          

                                    VUD3   15290  1800 = 0800    Quite low         Heard some nights

 

1940    Jun      62        VUD2     9590                          Very loud         QRM WLWO

                                    VUD4   11870                                                  QSL received                                                              VUD3   15290  Afternoon         Rather weak               

 

1940    Jul        65        VUD2     9590  2130 = 1130    Very loud         News

                                    VUD4   11830  1200 = 0200    Fair signal       Change frequency                                                      VUD3   15290  Afternoon         Rather weak   

           

1940    Aug      58        VUD2     9590                                                  Reported by reader

                                    VUD4   11830                                                  Reported by reader                

                                    VUD3   15290                                                  Reported by reader

 

1940    Sep      58                                                                                No Indian stations reported    

 

1940    Oct      59        VUD2     9590                                                  Reported by reader

                                    VUD4   11830                                                  Reported by reader

                       

1940    Nov      57        VUD2     9590  2130 = 1130    Very strong      News

                                    VUD4   11830  2130 = 1130    Very loud

 

1940    Dec     56        VUD2     9590  At night            Very loud

                                    VUD4   11830  At night            Very loud                    

                                    VUD3   15160  Listed              Not heard Australia     ARW 77.8 12-40 25

 

1941    Jan      56        VUD2     9590  Night & early morn  Loud

                                    VUD4   11830  0315 = 1715    Good signal     News before closing                                                   VUD3   15290  1700 = 0700    Heard again     Heard 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm       

                       

1941    Feb      58        VUD2     9590  Night                Loudest

                                    VUD4   11830  2100 = 1100    Very loud

                                    VUD3   15290  1800 = 0800    Still heard

                                    VUE       6085  2330 = 1330    Good strength All native sign off 0015

 

1941    Mar      57        VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Very loud         News in English

                                    VUD4   11830  Night                Loud                Very little English

                                    VUD3   15290  1320 = 0320    Improved         News

                                    VUE       6085  2330 = 1330    Very loud         Opening

 

 

 

1941    Apr       57        VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Powerful         

                                    VUD4   11830                          Fair                  Sideband QRM          

                                    VUD3   15290  1200 = 0200    Improving        News at 1320 EAST

                                    VUE       6085  2330 = 1330    Very good        Opening         

           

1941    May      57        VUD2     7290                                                  New station logging    

                                    VUD2     9590  2100 = 1100    Very well                     

                                    VUD4   11830  2100 = 1100    Very well                     

                                    VUE       6085  2330 = 1330                            Heard every night

 

1941    Jun      56        VUD2     7290  2230 = 1230    Quite good      English news

                                    VUD2     9590  2130 = 1130    Very strong      Opening

                                    VUD4   11830                          Not as strong 

                                    VUD3     6085  0215 = 1615    Half hr heard   Call change from VUE

           

1941    Jul        57        VUD2     7290  2230 = 1230                            News in English         

                                    VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Very loud         News in English         

 

1941    Aug      57        VUD2     7290  2130 = 1130    Very good        Sign on, news in English       

                                    VUD2     9590  2130 = 1130    Very good        Sign on, news in English       

 

1941    Sep      57        VUD2     7290  2130 = 1130    Always loud     Sign on, news in English       

                                    VUD2     9590  2130 = 1130    Always loud     Sign on, news in English       

                                    VUD3   15290  1245 = 0245    Heard well       English news

 

1941    Oct      57        VUD2     7290  2130 = 1130                            Interesting news         

                                    VUD2     9590  2130 = 1130                            Interesting news         

                                    VUD3   15290  1230 = 0230    Fairly welll       Heard at lunch hour

 

1941    Nov      56        VUD2     6130  2315 = 1315    Great strength New channel, opening time   

 

1941    Dec     57        VUD2     6130  0150 = 1550    Excellent         Good news service

                                    VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Excellent         News

 

1942    Jan      57        VUD2     6130  0130 = 1530    Loud                News

                                    VUD2     9590  2230 = 1230    Very loud         News

                                    VUD4   11830  2235 = 1235    Loud                News

 

1942    Feb      57        VUD2     6130  0250 = 1650    Great strength News

                                    VUD2     9590  2330 = 1330    Very loud         News

                                    VUD4   11830              Night    Good strength

 

1942    Mar      55        VUD2     6130  2400 = 1400    Loudest          

                                    VUD2     9590  2330 = 1330                            Increase in English    

                                    VUD4   11830  2200 = 1200    Good strength

                                    VUD3   15290  1345 = 0345    Low                 News

 

1942    Apr       55        VUD2     6130  2400 = 1400    Loudest          

                                    VUD2     9590  2330 = 1330    Loudest           News in English         

                                    VUD4   11830  2200 = 1200    Loud

                                    VUD3   15290  1730 = 0730    Low                 News

1942    May      55        VUD2     6130  2300 = 1300    Very fine         

                                    VUD2     9590  2100 = 1100                            Opening in English     

                                    VUD3   15290  1230 = 0230    Weak               News

 

1942    Jun      49        VUD2     6130  2300 = 1300    Very fine         

                                    VUD2     9590  2100 = 1100    Good strength English           

                                    VUD3   15290  1230 = 0230    Will improve    News in English

 

1942    Jul        49        VUD2     6130  2300 = 1300    Fair     

                                    VUD2     9590  2100 = 1100    Good signal     Opening         

                                    VUD3   15290  1230 = 0230    Good strength News

 

1942    Aug      49        VUD2     6130  2300 = 1300    Very good        Heard 11 pm - 2 am   

                                    VUD2     7290  2130 = 1130    Fine strength  

                                    VUD4     9590  2100 = 1100    Excellent

                                    VUD2   11830  2230 = 1230                            Opening                     

                                    VUD3   15290  1230 = 0230    Very good        News

 

1942    Sep      49        VUD2     6130  2300 = 1300    Good signal     Heard 11 pm - 2 am   

                                    VUD2     7290  2130 = 1130                            Heard daily     

                                    VUD4     9590  2100 = 1100    Excellent         English

                                    VUD4   11830  2230 = 1230                            Heard daily                 

                                    VUD3   15290  1230 = 0230    Good signal     News

 

1942    Oct      49        VUD2     6130  2400 = 1400    Fair                  Heard till 2 am

                                    VUD2     7290  2130 = 1130                            Heard daily     

                                    VUD4     9590  2200 = 1200    Excellent         English language

                                   (VUD6) 11792  2130 = 1130    Good level       Asiatic type programming

                                    VUD4   11830  2230 = 1230    VG signal         Heard daily                 

                                    VUD3   15290  1330 = 0330    Very well          News

 

1942    Nov      49        VUD2     6130  2400 = 1400    Fair                  Heard till 3 am

                                    VUD2     7290  2330 = 1330                            Heard daily     

                                    VUD4     9590  2200 = 1200    Excellent         English language

                                   (VUD6) 11792  2130 = 1130    Good level       Asiatic type programming

                                    VUD4   11830  2330 = 1330    VG signal         Heard daily                 

                                    VUD3   15290  1330 = 0330    Very well          News

 

1942    Dec     49        VUD2     6130  2400 = 1400    Fair                  Heard till 3 am

                                    VUD2     7290  2330 = 1330                            Heard daily     

                                    VUD4     9590  2200 = 1200    Excellent         English language

                                   (VUD6) 11792  2230 = 1230    Good level       Asiatic type programming

                                    VUD4   11830  2330 = 1330    VG signal         Heard daily                 

                                    VUD3   15290  1600 = 0600    Very well          News at 1:30 pm

 

1943    Jan      49        VUD2     4890  0035 = 1235                            Till 3:50 am    

                                    VUD3     6085  0230 = 1630    Good level       Heard till 5:00 am

                                    VUD2     6190  1200 = 0200    Fair in country Till 2:30 pm

                                    VUD6     7270  0030 = 1430    Best times       Heard till 5:00 am       

                                    VUD2     7290  2230 = 1230    Heard best      Also heard earlier       

                                    VUD4     9590  2200 = 1200    Not so good     Heard most of the day

                                    VUD6   11790  1800 = 0800    Good level       Two sessions daily

                                    VUD3   11830  2330 = 1330    VG signal         Heard daily                 

                                    VUD3   15290  1415 = 0415    Good signal    

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AIR Delhi - Shortwave

 

Wartime Service in Tamil

 

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Year     Date    Call      Site      kW       kHz      Event                                                   Reference

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1941                VUE     Delhi    .25                   Standby unit                                 PP2WBR 2002 19

1941    Jan      VUE     Delhi                  6085  First logging of new station         R&H 77.10 2-41 56

1941    Feb      VUE     Delhi                  6085  Very strong signal, “native” programming    R&H 53

1941    Feb      VUE     Delhi                  6085 First published report                  R&H 77.10 2-41 53

1941    Mar      VUE     Delhi    .             6085  Very strong signal opens 1330 UTC   R&H 3-41 57

1941    Apr       VUE     Delhi    .             6085  Very good signal opens 1330 UTC     R&H 4-51 57

1941    Apr       VUE     Delhi                  6085  Final broadcast from VUE          R&H 79.12 5-41 57

1941    May      VUE     Delhi                  6085  Final published reference to VUE       R&H 5-41 57

 

1941    May      VUD3   Delhi                  6085  First logging new callsign          R&H 79.12 6-41 56 

1941    Jun      VUD3   Delhi                  6085  Call change 1/2 hr prog, 1615 UTC    R&H 6-41 56

 

1941    Sep      VUM2   Madras   10       7270  Probably last broadcast Madras         R&H 10-41 57

1941    Oct      VUM2   Madras   10       7270  Final published report              R&H 79.12 10-41 57

1942    Jul        VUM2   Madras   10       7270  Return to air as “another new Indian”  R&H 8-42 49

1942    Aug      VUM2   Madras   10       7270  First published report return to air       R&H 8-42 49

 

1942    Sep      VUD6   Delhi                11790  First logging new channel         R&H 79.12 10-42 49

1942    Oct      VUD6   Delhi                11790  First published report new VUD6      R&H 10-42 49

1942    Oct      VUD6   Delhi                11790  Good signal, Asiatic type programming R&H 10-42

1942    Nov      VUD6   Delhi                11790  Good signal Asiatic programming 1230 R&H 11-42

1942    Dec     VUD6   Delhi                11790  Good signal Asiatic programming 1230 R&H 12-42

1943    Jan      VUD6   Delhi                11790  Two sessions daily                     R&H 79.12 1-43 49

1943    Feb      VUD6   Delhi                11790  Two sessions daily                     R&H 79.12 2-43 45

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